City of Lubbock must follow Amarillo and enact a "handheld" cellphone ban ASAP. Amarillo enacted their ordinance on January 3,2013. Presently all LISD schools have a ban and records show that several school zones have written two citations since the ban was enacted. The law states the driver is in violation if the phone is in their hand while car is in motion. The ban would not prohibit use of a handheld phone while the vehicle is in stationary position(parking lot,side-of-road,etc.). It's unclear about sitting at a stoplight. Remote phones like Bluetooth would be exempted. Signs would be posted on every street entering City of Lubbock in same fashion as at school zones. The goal is to "stop texting" by drivers. I actually have used my phone while driving but I do not text. Lubbock's mayor even recently admitted he has used a handheld cellphone while driving but texting was not discussed. Public safety is the main goal and cellphones cause a public safety hazard.
It's time to ban "handheld" cellphones for drivers while driving!!
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